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Computer-supported complex systems curricula delivered in science classrooms

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Description

Computer-supported complex systems curricula are classroom science materials in which computational tools support student learning about complex systems, a topic that next generation science standards in the United States emphasize as "a core feature of science learning". The article studies teachers' delivery of such curricula in a 2-year professional development project, gathering data on teachers' abilities and perceptions. The curricula's classroom implementation is the setting in which the article's teacher-support findings arise.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Effective delivery depends on teacher-side supports, including differentiated expertise-building opportunities and addressing teacher beliefs about computational-model construction in the science classroom.

Constraints

  • Little research has been devoted to identifying the supports teachers need to teach about complex systems in the classroom, per the article's gap statement.

Target Learners

  • K-12 science students in classrooms using computer-supported complex systems curricula

Learning Goals

  • learning about complex systems in science

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Key Sources

  • Yoon, Susan A.; Anderson, Emma; Koehler-Yom, Jessica; Evans, Chad; Park, Miyoung; Sheldon, Joshua; Schoenfeld, Ilana; Wendel, Daniel J; Scheintaub, Hal; Klopfer, Eric. (2016). Teaching about complex systems is no simple matter: building effective professional development for computer-supported complex systems instruction. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-016-9388-7
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id computer-supported-complex-systems-curricula
title Computer-supported complex systems curricula delivered in science classrooms
description Computer-supported complex systems curricula are classroom science materials in which computational tools support student learning about complex systems, a topic that next generation science standards in the United St...
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